Boomerang-gun



(No Model.) I

P. VOGEL & W. M. SCHROCK.

' BOOMERANG GUN.

Patented Feb. 20,1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

PETER VOGEL AND \VILLIAM M. SOHROGK, OF SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOOMERANG-GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,309, dated February20, 1894.

Applicationfiled February 23, 1893. $erial No. 463,464 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, PETER VOGEL and WILLIAM M. SOHROCK, of Somerset, inthe county of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Boomerang-Guns; and we do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention relates to boomerang guns, and it consists in the novelfeatures of construction hereinafter fully described and especiallyreferred to in the claims.

The object of our invention is to provide an improved gun especiallyadapted for throwing boomerangs. The same is more particularly designedas a toy, but may be so enlarged as to form an instrument fordevelopment of skill in the art of boomerang throwing while furnishingsport for the operator.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view ofourimproved gun. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional viewon line cc0c of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 illustrates one of the boomerangs.

A designates the gun stock and B the barrel having the longitudinal slot0 in its top wall and similar slots D in its sides.

E is the slide movable longitudinally in the barrel cavity which carriesthe strike F extending upward through slot 0.

Elastic bands H are secured to the outer end of the barrel and passingthrough slots D are secured to opposite sides of slide E. When the slideis drawn backward in the barrel the bands are expanded thus creating astrong forward pull on the slide. Spring I, countersunk in barrel Bextends upward normally at its rear end immediately in front of slide Ewhen drawn back, thus holding the same in a set position. The rear endof the spring is turned downward at I and engaged by arm J extendingforward from trigger K, so that by exerting a pull on the latter thespring I is depressed and slide E released and drawn to the muzzle endof the barrel by the spring bands.

The boomerang employed by us is preferably of the form shown in Fig. 5which consists of the main portion L and arm L of greater length butslightly tapering, which extends therefrom at an angle of about fortyfive degrees. The same may be formed of sheet metal, card board, leatheror other light material. The left hand side of the barrel is countersunkat M to accommodate spring N which rests normally in its depression andwhich may be raised up as shown in Fig. 1 to hold the boomerang inposition before being discharged. The barrel is provided with theprojected table 0 for supporting the boomerang as shown.

In operation the boomerang is placed on the barrel and table across slotG with its an gle projected nearly thereto. By so placing the implementa long distance shot may be effected when discharged by strike F. Thesame being struck near-its center will not have a very rapid rotarymovement in advancing through-the air. For short range shooting thetable is provided with the inclined removable support P. By its use thestrike F disappears as it advances and is entirely out of the way of thewhirling boomerang when brought to a standstill at the forward end ofthe barrel. The boomerang when struck while in the last describedposition will begin to revolve rapidly and were the pin projecting fromthe barrel it would retard the movement of the implement. Support P maybe held in position in any suitable manner so as to be readily detachedwhen not needed.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. An improved boomerang gun comprising abarrel slotted longitudinally on its top and sides, a slide movable inthe barrel, a strike projecting therefrom, spring bands secured to themuzzle end of the barrel and extend In testimony whereof we affix oursignatures ed through the side slots and secured to the in presence oftwo witnesses slide, and a discharging mechanism, substan- PETER VOGEL.tially as shown and described. WILLIAM 'M. SOHROCK. 5 2. An improvedboomerang gun comprising Witnesses to Peter Vogels signature:

a barrel slotted longitudinally, a strike mov- J. A. LAMBERT, able inthe slot, inclined and'rernovable sup- S. R. LONGENECKER; port P, on theupper side of the barrel at its Witnesses to Wm. M. Schrocks signature:muzzle end and a discharging mechanism, GEORGE HEFFLEY,

IO substantially as shown and described. E. S. KANTNER.

